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Co Galway: Archaeological Objects at The British Museum

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The British Museum holds 47 items identified as coming from Co Galway. A further three are listed as from either Galway or Westmeath, along with one each either from Galway or Fermanagh or Mayo. The majority of these (26) are assigned to the Bronze Age, followed by the Early Medieval period (8) and the Iron Age (6). The most common object type represented are rings (16), followed by pins (6) and socketed axes (4). Only three material types are represented in this assemblage: Metal (45), Stone (6) and Bone (1). < Table of Contents Neolithic/Bronze Age: Stone Items Galway, Tumulus axe 18540714.890 Polished stone axe ; broken http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=817642&partId=1 Galway axe St.131.a Polished stone axe; flat butt; chipped blade. http://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1366343&partId=1 Bronze Age: Metal It...